Crossword for Wed, 5/Mar/2014

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Across
1: From memory, next to courage (2,5)

5: Comes to as Ken from Perth gets in (7)

9: Not for a profit, true (7)

10: Writing mate loses head and becomes confused about punishment (5)

11: The color of a letter from Greece with purple edges (5)

12: Shake three times with essence of magnesia (7)

14: Sadly curtail urge for land cultivation (11)

17: Clothilda is carrying a parcel (3)

18: Telekinesis pinches Albanian coin (3)

19: Mere chance of depression interrupting peace (11)

20: One embraced by merciful Christian (7)

22: Monsieur is immersed in unspecified French river (5)

24: Appreciation without hot water containers (5)

26: It's news broadcast for a seer (7)

27: Dropping in once again to analyze Aretha's hit (7)

28: Eric, having set off, repeats something memorized (7)
Down
1: Woman on Swiss shore (5)

2: Overcome by disappointment from the rare bonk going awry (11)

3: Declares, 'Ann put on a bit of weight' (9)

4: This identifies the literary epic at the outset! (5)

5: Sailor (not in performance) makes volte-face (5,4)

6: Thick maple growing wild (5)

7: Going after the final piece of puzzle for a very long time (3)

8: Evidently, the French are mixing heavenly (9)

13: Hostile warning: one man has captured the queen (11)

14: 16-down cousin waves at gorilla (9)

15: Thief dressed in scarlet (9)

16: Puzzling mutation of giant mice (9)

21: Hand out Kleenex, wiping away a bit of tears (5)

22: Gutter seamstress (5)

23: Bouquets of flowers, freshly opened (5)

25: Greek characters suggest dawn (3)




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